The Canada-Northwest Territories Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement was signed on December 15, 2021.
The Agreement is available online [1].
The Action Plan is available online. [2]
$10-a-day child care for families in the Northwest Territories [3]
Office of the Prime Minister, 15 December 2021
The Government of Northwest Territories has not yet issued a press release in regards to the Agreement.
Early learning and child care strategy and action plan [2]
Government of Northwest Territories, 3 March 2022
As community responses become available, information will be updated.
Note: Media coverage is listed from most recent to oldest.
GNWT yet to set childcare fee increase cap for year ahead [4]
Cabin Radio, 6 June 2022
N.W.T. child care might be cheaper but wait lists, staff shortages persist [5]
CBC News, 4 May 2022
N.W.T. gov't to re-evaluate child-care subsidy after operator outcry [6]
CBC News, 25 April 2022
Parents feel caught in middle of NWT childcare subsidy dispute [7]
Cabin Radio, 20 April 2022
Some child care providers shutting down due to subsidy rollout [8]
Northern News Services, 20 April 2022
GNWT ‘is pushing childcare providers to breaking point’ [9]
Cabin Radio, 14 April 2022
Parent fees reduced in Northwest Territories: Space expansion the next hurdle [10]
Child Care Now, 18 March 2022
50% child care fee reduction for families in the Northwest Territories [11]
Employment and Social Development Canada, 3 March 2022
NWT: NWT publishes ‘vision to transform childcare’ by 2030 [12]
Cabin Radio, 3 March 2022
Canada, NWT ink deal to create 300 child care spaces by 2026 [13]
Northern News Services Limited (NNSL), 15 December 2021
Trudeau announces $10-a-day child care for Northwest Territories [14]
Global News, 15 December 2021
Ottawa, N.W.T. announce $10-a-day child-care deal [15]
CBC News, 15 December 2021
N.W.T. expected to sign federal child care deal this week [16]
CBC News, 14 December 2021
Expect early child care deal by end of year: Simpson [17]
Northern News Services Limited (NNSL), 24 November 2021
As advocacy and policy tools become available, information will be updated.
Canada – Northwest Territories Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2017-2020 [18]
Canada – Northwest Territories Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2020-2021 [19]
Links
[1] https://www.canada.ca/en/early-learning-child-care-agreement/agreements-provinces-territories/northwest-territories-canada-wide-2021.html
[2] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/22/03/early-learning-and-child-care-strategy-and-action-plan
[3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/12/10-day-child-care-families-northwest-territories
[4] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/06/gnwt-yet-set-childcare-fee-increase-cap-year-ahead
[5] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/05/nwt-child-care-might-be-cheaper-wait-lists-staff-shortages-persist
[6] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/04/nwt-govt-re-evaluate-child-care-subsidy-after-operator-outcry
[7] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/04/parents-feel-caught-middle-nwt-childcare-subsidy-dispute
[8] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/04/some-child-care-providers-shutting-down-due-subsidy-rollout
[9] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/04/gnwt-%E2%80%98-pushing-childcare-providers-breaking-point
[10] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/03/parent-fees-reduced-northwest-territories-space-expansion-next
[11] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/03/50-child-care-fee-reduction-families-northwest-territories
[12] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/03/nwt-publishes-%E2%80%98vision-transform-childcare%E2%80%99-2030
[13] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/22/03/canada-nwt-ink-deal-create-300-child-care-spaces-2026
[14] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/12/trudeau-announces-10-day-child-care-northwest-territories
[15] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/12/ottawa-nwt-announce-10-day-child-care-deal
[16] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/12/nwt-expected-sign-federal-child-care-deal-week
[17] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/12/expect-early-child-care-deal-end-year-simpson
[18] https://www.canada.ca/en/early-learning-child-care-agreement/agreements-provinces-territories/northwest-territories-2017.html
[19] https://www.canada.ca/en/early-learning-child-care-agreement/agreements-provinces-territories/nova-scotia-canada-wide-2021.html